The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-10-24
PERSONAL.

President Joseph Z. Blabon of the Board
OF Trade has returned from Western trip.
DIR. c. e. Webster has returned from his
trip to Virginia.
Rev. A. j. o. Gollmar, assistant rector of
Trinity church, St John, N. b., and family,
are at Mrs. Colby's, No. 80 High street.
Rev. Il. L. Greene, pastor of the Universal
list church at Bath, has received a call from
Springfield, VT.
Rev. Dr. Thomas Hill was elected a mem
Der of the American Antiquarian Society at
Worcester Friday.
Mr. Otto b. Cole, who was transferred
from the management of the Boston office of
the Signal Service to the Office in this city,
has retired from the service.
j. Henry Crockett, p. G. NJ, delivered a
very able and instructive address ON "Odd
Fellowship" at Bangor last Thursday even
ing, 1t being the memorial day of the order.
DR.. James E. Lowery, late of Portland, is
now comfortably located in Denver. Col,
where he is to begin the practice of medicine
at once.
Mr.. q. 0. Small, principal of the High
School at Madison, has been admitted to the
Franklin County Bar. Mr.. Small studied
law in the office of Hiram Knowlton, ESQ.,.
in Portland.
Messrs. Stevens and O'Brien of Portland
and Walsh of Augusta were in Dexter Satur-
day for the Western Union Company, to
handle the press dispatches relating to the
Stain trial
DIR. Fred G. Heath, of the u. S. Marine
hospital Service, who has been stationed at
Detroit, has been ordered to Mobile tenn
porarily. DIR. Heath was at one time located
at Portland Hospital.
capt. A. w. Smart arrived home last Mon
day from Forest City, Dakota. The captain
is president of the First National Bank of
Forest City, and also vice president of the
new railroad. He is undecided as TO how
long he will remain at home
Captain j. S. Winslsw attended the con-
vention OF the American Shipping and In
dustrlai League in Boston and was member
OF the committee on permanent organization
Hon. Nelson Dingley was chosen vice presi-
dent for Maine.
MI. Fred N. Shackley of Auburn. now
studying at the New England Conservatory
of Music, has secured the situation as organ
list at the Broadway South Baptist church.
Boston, and will play there during his stav
at the Conservatory.
Rev. E. Martin and wife, who have been
visiting friends in Massachusetts and Con-
necticut for a month, have returned in i'm
proved health. Mr.. Martin was glad to see
Maine again. mo Florida for me-" said he.
This bracing air makes long lives and
happy"
The Eastern Farmer of this State in it's
issue Of last week contains a cut of DIR. T. Fl.
Hoskins of Newport. Vt, formerly of Gar
diner, and son of the late FL. b. Hoskins
Mr. Hoskins is an eminent horticultural
author. His orchard contains some 1910
iruit trees, embracing every variety capable
OF enduring the climate, collected from our
northern border, Canada and Russia.
Hon. Robert B. Caverly, long a widely
known and leading member of the Middlesex
county Bar, died at his residence in Lowell,
Mass, Friday morning, at the age of 81
years. He was admitted to the York County
Bar In 1887, and entered upon the practice of
law at Limerick, at which place he resided
untlflS42, when he removed to Lowell. In
addition to his professional labors he has
devoted much time to history and genealogi-
cal research. in which he has achieved much
distinction.
Professor Rogers of Colby University is
constantly receiving applications for special
investigations for widely different parts of
the world. During the past week calls have
been made from Florida. Minnesota. Cali
Iornla, and Dublin, Ireland. One call is for
the investigation Of the co-efficient of ex-
pansion OF new alloy; another is for
special form of micrometer, and that for
Dublin is for special form of ruling upon
two glass plates, which were sent to Water
vile by express